Plow attachment.



LF. MOFFETT,

PLOW ATTACHMENT. APPLICATLON FILED JULY 5.11917.

1,266,035. Patented Mayu, 1918.

wlressss A BY I ATTORNEY INVENTOFT JAMES F. MOFFETT, OF WEST NEWTON,PENNSYLVANIA. n

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application inea July 5, 1917. seriai No. 178,759.

T 0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES F. MoFFE'r'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vest Newton,` in the county of Westmoreland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PlowAttachments, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates' to plow attachments and more particularly to anattachment for a plow for preventing the soil from falling back into thefurrow during the plowing operation.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide la simple andeflicientattachment for a plow which will act to prevent the soil fromfalling back into the furrow, this attachment being so constructed as tobe readily applied to a plow of standard construction. A. further objectis to provide a deflecting member or plate which may be hingedly securedto a plow for angular adjustment about a vertical axis, means beingprovided for holding the plate securely in adjusted position. Furtherobjects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure l is a side view of a plow with an attachmentconstructed in accordance with my invention applied;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment and the securing meanstherefor in disassembled condition.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the attachment and the bracing meanstherefor.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of the plow taken from the sideopposite to Fig. 1

to show the plate for connecting the ad justing and brace bar to theplow handle.

The plow is provided with the usual beam a, standard b, share c,moldboard d, and handles e. This plow may be of any suitable standardconstruction and need not, therefore, be further described in detail.

A plate l is iixedly secured to one of the plow handles e adjacent therear edge of moldboard d. This plate is provided with an integraldownwardly directed stud 2 the lower portion of which is threaded as at2a. This stud is adapted to t loosely through a sleeve 3 formed integralwith a base plate 4, a suitable nut 5 being threaded on the lower end ofstud 2 so as to secure the sleeve 3 loosely on the same. Base plate 4 isXedly secured tothe forward upper corner 62L of a deflecting plate 6 ofirregular PatentedMay 14, 1.918.`

polygonal shape which is disposed in vertical position. Astay rod 7 ispivotally secured at its rearward end to the plate 6 at.

the approximate center thereof, as at 8. This rod is loosely insertedthrough an opening 9 in a rectangular plate 1.0 which is `fixedlysecuredtothe other handle e, of the plow. The forward portion o'fstay rod 7 isprovided with a plurality 4of apertures 1l disposed in spaced relationlongitudinally of the rod. These apertures are adapted to receivesuitable securing pins 12L inserted` through the same, adjacent eachface of plate 10. By this means stay rod 7 may be easily secured againstlongitudinal movei ment so as to rigidly hold the detlectingk plate 6 inangular adjustment about the stud 2. By inserting the pins 12 insuitable apertures 1l, selectively, the effective length Aof the stayrod may be quickly and easily varied thus providing means whereby theplate 6 may be readily adjusted about stud 2.

In using this attachment, the plate 6 will be positioned closelyadjacent the rearward end of the moldboard cZ. As the soil is dischargedfrom the moldboard it will flow rearwardly of the plow, being turnedoutwardly away from the plowso as to leave a clean furrow and a clearcut, provided the soil is in proper condition and the plow worksproperly. It often happens, however, that due to the condition of thesoil, or other causes, the soil falls back into the cut made by the plowthus seriously interfering with the plowing operation. By properlyadjusting the deilector 6, this soil which falls back into the cut willbe deflected laterally of the plow onto the furrow which has beenturned, thus leaving an unobstructed path for the plowman. The angle atwhich the plate 6 is set will, of course, vary in accordance with theparticular type of plow used,

ing said plate and for securing it in adjustmeut.

:2. rThe combination With a ploW having a moldboard, and handles, of adeileeting plate carried by said handles in rear of the moldboard andadjustable transversely of the pleav for directing soil engaged by saidplate laterally of said plow.

The combination with a. plow having a inoldboard and handles7 of adeil'eoting plate piyotally secured to one of said handles so as to beadjustable about a Vertical axis, said detleeting plate being;positioned rearwardly of themoldboard, and means for adjusting the@reflecting plate about its pivotal axis and for bracing the same so asto maintain it rigidly in adjustment.

il. an attaehmen;` for a Walkin@ plow oomprising a defleeting plateprovided atv one end With a bearing sleeve, a plate adapted to besecured to one handle of a plow and pro vided with a depending` studadapted to be inserted through said bearing sleeve so as to pivotallysecure the defiecting plate to the plow handle for adjustment about avertical axis, a stay rod pivotally secured at one end to the plateintermediate the ends thereof, a plate adapted to be Secured to theother handle of the plow and provided With a slot fer elidalolyreceiving said stay rod, and means for adjustably securing the stay rodthrough said last mentioned plate.

ln testimony Whereol l aix my signature in presence of two .vitnesses.

JAMES F. MOFFETT. Yillitnesses ROBERT N. TIMMS, l-l. E. GOEHRING.

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